Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Seattle Seahawks Richard Sherman is the best cornerback in the NFL today.

Despite trash talking on Twitter, on the field and even to ESPN analyst Skip Bayless, the cornerback puts his money where his mouth is.  

Sherman is in his third NFL season and already has 13 career interceptions and four forced fumbles, according to ESPN.com. Sherman has also returned two touchdowns off of turnovers in his career.

Last year, opposing quarterbacks completed only 44.4 percent of their passes thrown in the direction of Sherman, according to bleacherreport.com. The Seahawk cornerback is showing signs of having another memorable season this year. In two games, Sherman already has an interception and was the main reason for shutting down the San Francisco 49ers passing attack last Sunday.

Sherman has the speed to match up with any wide receiver, and he stands out from other cornerbacks in his ability to not only play cornerback on the outside, but inside too. He can line up against slot wide receivers and have no problem shutting them down as well.

According to bleacherreport.com, most young cornerbacks would struggle matching up against a wide receiver in the slot because young cornerbacks tend to open their hips up too quickly, leading to a double move by the wide receiver. Instead, Sherman stays close to the wide receiver and looks back for the football.

Sherman has great footwork and speed to stick with any wide receiver, along with having great hands to catch the football. Fans rarely see the sure-handed Sherman drop a catchable ball.

Sherman is 6-foot-3, which is rare for cornerbacks and another reason why the Stanford alum is so dangerous. This keeps wide receivers from overmatching him.

In comparing Sherman to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Darrelle Revis, who is considered by others to be the best cornerback, Sherman wins.

Since Sherman has been in the league, what has Revis accomplished? From the year 2011 when Sherman entered the league to the present, Revis has had five interceptions, according to NFL.com. The stats don’t lie; Sherman has put up better numbers than Revis.

Fans must remember that Sherman was drafted in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, and didn’t even start in his rookie season until week eight, according to the bleacherreport.com. From week eight to the final week of the 2011 football season, Sherman recorded four interceptions. His capability of adjusting to the NFL so fast shows how special of a player he is.

“By the time the fifth round rolled around, the damage was done,” Sherman said in an interview with Yahoo’s Mike Silver. “I was like, ‘When I get to the NFL, I’m going to destroy the league, as soon as they give me a chance.’ And that’s what I’ve been doing ever since.”